MUKINDIA HENRY KIRIMI
JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

NOOR ISMAIL SHALLE, PhD
JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

CITATION: Kirimi, H. M & Shalle, N (2014). Factors Affecting E-Procurement Implementation in Government Ministries in Kenya: A Case of The National Treasury. European Journal of Business Management, 2(1), 141-161.

ABSTRACT

Implementation of e-procurement has been affected by numerous factors and its only yester years that blue chip organizations started taking full advantage of the value of e-procurement systems. The overall objective of this study was to examine the factors affecting e-procurement implementation in The National Treasury. The study was guided by the following research objectives which include; to determine how budget allocation affects e-procurement implementation in government ministries; to examine the effect of skilled manpower on implementation of e-procurement in government ministries; to establish how government policy affects implementation of e-procurement in government ministries and to find out the extent to which organization structure affects e-procurement implementation in Kenya. The study targeted the National Treasury, Nairobi. A descriptive research design was used in this study. The study targeted 268 staff of the National treasury. A stratified random sampling method was used to pick a sample of 73 respondents from a target population of 268 staff. Data was analyzed by using excel worksheets and statistical package for social science to come up descriptive statistics. Data was presented using pie charts, frequency tables, bars graphs and the relationship between the variables was established using regression analysis. The study concluded that budget allocation, skilled manpower, government policy and organizational structure affect e-procurement implementation. The study concluded the public sector has established specific goals for the e-procurement initiatives and communicates e-procurement needs to all stakeholders. The study concluded that a well-organized e-procurement system contributes to good governance by increasing confidence, transparency, and competition and reduce the cost of doing business. The study recommends for adaptation of the appropriate Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) necessary for successful implementation of procurement strategy.

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